Snippets about Lake Tahoe

• The annual Ren Faire at Camp Richardson is June 4-5 and June 11-12 from 10am-6pm.

• Squaw Valley may not have fresh powder like it did Memorial Day weekend, but it will be open July 2-4, 8am-2pm for skiers/snowboarders.

• Thunderbird Lodge is open for public tours Tuesdays through Saturdays until mid-October.

• The American Pyrotechnics Association rates South Shore’s Fourth of July fireworks celebration one of the Top 5 displays in the nation.

• Tahoe Donner Association paid Truckee Donner Public Utility District $775,000 for the 160-acre McGlashan Springs parcel to keep it open space. The property is adjacent to the 240-acre Bucknam Tract the association bought a year ago.