About Us
Built Here. Made Together.
Meet the folks behind the Honky Tonk
Pete & Julie Finch owned a smaller, family-operated resort & music venue (400-person capacity), Coyote Crossing Resort, with the Manistee National Forest as its back drop and all the beauty that Northern Michigan has to offer! After hosting live music for the last 15 years, they decided to sell the resort (January 2026), and started a new business to continue to produce a summer music series for the new owners, and named it Coyote Productions, LLC.
They've been quite successful in creating a music destination for both summertime travelers and locals, with bands such as Brent Cobb, The War & Treaty, Billy Strings, Josh Meloy, Ward Davis, Them Dirty Roses, Ben Chapman, Kendell Marvel, and The Wilder Blue gracing Coyote Crossing's stage … to name a few! And are excited about this new venture of the Northwoods Honky Tonk Festival just down the road, in Wellston!
ROOTED IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN
Meet Pete & Julie Finch
Meet Kendell Marvel
Kendell Marvel is a singer, songwriter, and longtime champion of honest country music, and brings decades of Nashville experience and a true honky-tonk spirit to Northwoods Honky Tonk. His songs have been recorded by artists including Chris Stapleton, George Strait, Gary Allan, Jake Owen, and Brothers Osborne, while his own music blends traditional country with a gritty Southern-rock edge.
For Northwoods Honky Tonk, Kendell brings more than a name — he brings the kind of music, storytelling, and community-first atmosphere the festival was built around.