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.

Alex Tilley, maker of the world “not-quite-so-famous” hats and otheroutdoor clothing under the Tilley Endurable label, once told me about a yachtsman who lost his Tilley hat over the side during a ...

Hilco Capital has acquired Canadian travel hat designer and manufacturer, Tilley Endurables, for an undisclosed sum. The company, which was founded by entrepreneur Alex Tilley in 1980, is famous ...

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 ...