Should Lake Michigan Be Renamed The ‘Sea Of Michigan’?

I don't know the deal with everyone wanting to rename bodies of water, but now someone has suggested renaming Lake Michigan to the 'Sea of Michigan.'

Gulf of America

This all started with an idea that didn't make groceries, gas, auto/home insurance, or health insurance cheaper when President Trump wanted the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America.

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Then, Governor JB Pritzker of Illinois suggested renaming Lake Michigan to Lake Illinois. This may have been a joke, but still as dumb as renaming the Gulf of Mexico. Renaming bodies of water doesn't create jobs or lower prices.

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Should Lake Michigan Be Renamed The 'Sea Of Michigan'?

A recent post on the Michigan Reddit page, someone wants to petition to call Lake Michigan the 'Sea of Michigan.' The poster reasoned that the Sea of Galilee is also a fresh body of water smaller than Lake Michigan, yet it's still called a sea. Let's find out what Michiganders had to say about this idea.

This Reddit poster sounds like a listener of the Free Beer and Hot Wings Show, but nailed the idea of renaming bodies of water right out of the gate. Just like their Reddit handle suggests. Bravo.

Renaming Lake Superior makes more sense, but it's still a dumb idea.

Exactly.

I like this poster's sense of humor.

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The renaming of bodies of water remains as dumb as it was before the Gulf of Mexico was renamed.