Big Cedar House was built by Kelly and Ben Suchy. It was built with mid-west blue collar work ethic. These are not wealthy owners lol. Kelly is a 3rd grade teacher and Ben is a musician and entrepreneur. They had a good team of friends and family during the build and a lot of guidance from the Corliss family at the winery.
Ben would bring the kids to the Bismarck YMCA for "kid watch" and have 2 hours to help organize the build. He would also take about 20 trips up from Bismarck to jump on the crew or haul material while Kelly stayed back with the kids. Max Wahlers was the main builder and Ben and his friends stained siding (old MN line posts!) sealed concrete floors, sheetrocked and tiled bathrooms, and a laundry list of other jobs!