Stiftungsfest is a festival celebration of the founding of the
town. In english it would be called "Founder's Festival". Every
summer there are a number of towns in Minnesota originally settled
by german speaking people who celebrate festivals. The music
festival in Norwood Young America known as Stiftungsfest"
is almost as old as the town itself. It was introduced to the
community by the Men's Chorus, an organization that played a very
important part in the development of Norwood Young America. The
Pioneer Maennnerchor was organized in 1861, the year of the first
Stiftungsfest celebration.