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.

What it is: a lightweight hat made of 98 percent organic cotton and 2 percent Spandex. Like all Tilley hats, the fabric has a UPF 50+ rating and is certified to shield wearers from 98 percent of ...

Our neighbors to the north know a thing or two about winter – and about hats. Handcrafted in Toronto, The Tilley Winter Hat ($95) from Tilley Endurables is as stylish as it is warm.

Tilley Vancouver has found a familiar place to hang its hats, bringing the globally recognizable brand of brimmed headwear back to their North Shore roots. Tilley has been selling its popular ...

How much: $69. • Evaluation: $69 for a sun hat?! Well, the Tilley hemp hat does have a few extras. It has a UPF (ultraviolet protection factor) rating of 50-plus (the maximum), it's floatable ...

But when the hat you add is from Tilley, you are adding as much function as fashion. And with winter just now about to get started in North Texas, a hand-made hat from the Canadian-based company ...

At the Tilley store in Toronto, there are plenty of hats on display: bucket hats in several hues, down-filled styles for chilly months, “Aviators” with sherpa-lined ear flaps. But if you’re ...

TORONTO - Tilley Endurables, the Toronto company behind the iconic Tilley hat, now has a British overlord but its signature line is still as Canadian as maple syrup, says president and CEO Mary ...