While Detroit Free Press Travel Writer Ellen Creager is away, here is one of her reader-favorite columns from 2012. Ann Bagley was on a Galapagos Islands ferry when she spotted the Tilley Hat Man.

Tilley is a Canadian apparel and hat company inspired by life outdoors with a focus on sustainability and an emphasis on sun protection. The brand was founded in 1980 by Canadian businessman Alex ...

TORONTO – Alex Tilley, the man who created one of Canada’s most-prized outdoor wear companies, says it would be foolish to take the manufacturing of Tilley hats outside Canada. But it’s a decision ...

Alex Tilley was in his early 40s when he set out to design a classy, durable hat for weekend sailors like himself. The iconic Tilley hat became a Canadian success story, and spawned the Tilley ...

"Oh, like the Tilley hat?" It's a response Nikki Tilley is used to hearing when she tells people her last name. And yes, it is just like the ubiquitous brand of brimmed hats. Nikki, her brother Jeff, ...

Premium apparel producer and retailer Tilley Endurables Inc., known for its hard-wearing sun hats, has been sold to a private-equity firm with the goal of reversing its slide in sales amid tougher ...

Those who have been to a Tilley sale know the great value to be had from this quality line of clothing, especially with discounts of 40 to 80 per cent. The large inventory of product includes Tilley ...