Retake the Lake

by accordionguy · Just for Fun

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Renames “Lake America” back to the proper “Lake Ontario” on web pages and adds a note to Lake Ontario on Google Maps.

Users

+25 in 30 days

Rating

0.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#106K

#88K among extensions

Version

1.0.1

updated 2 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 1 months

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 54 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

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Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Retake the Lake

Retake the Lake corrects one place name. Where a page says "Lake America," this extension displays "Lake Ontario" instead. It works in two ways: • On regular web pages, it rewrites the text — including cases where the name is split across markup, plus tooltips, alt text, and the browser tab title. • On Google Maps, it adds a small clickable badge over the lake. Click it for a short explanation of where the name comes from. A note on Google Maps: the name painted on the map itself does not change. Extensions can’t rewrite the text in a map, so the badge is a workaround. The extension does correct the Maps sidebar, search results, autocomplete, and tab title. Both features have their own on/off switch. This extension collects no data, sends nothing anywhere, and changes only what is displayed. The underlying page is untouched; disable it and refresh to see the original. Open source (MIT) at https://github.com/AccordionGuy/retake-the-lake