The 70th Annual West Point Sweet Corn Festival sponsors “Shuckfest” on the Wednesday evening before the Festival. Most of the town, and many from our area, show up to help shuck around 18 ton of corn at what is now called "Shuck Fest". Food, drinks and prizes are now served up at "Shuck Fest" which is sponsored by two local businesses - Merschman Seeds Inc. & Lee County Bank & Trust. Although not official, it is a widely known fact that West Point, Iowa holds the record for the fastest shucking festival town shucking around 700 ears of corn per minute!