Danny Schwartz, right, is an Amish builder from Missouri who is in Crystal Beach rebuilding the two story beach home of Blake Rising using traditional Amish style framing. His two sons, Pete, left, and Emanel, right, do a lot of the high work as their father directs from the first floor. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise

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