Al’s Excellent Adventure

Not only did Cottage Life founder Al Zikovitz construct a mini-publishing empire, he did it without sacrificing editorial credibility. Too bad there aren't more like him

It may have been the most unusual editorial retreat in the history of Canadian publishing. Back in September 2001, fresh from buying Explore magazine, 60-year-old Al Zikovitz was climbing Mount Athabasca, near the Columbia Icefields in Alberta. Did it bother him that a strong wind was blowing snow off the glacier and that he lacked […]