Petter Lie (1835–1917) was a Norwegian sailor and fisherman. Petter Lie was born in the neighbourhood of Bakklandet in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

, Norway. In 1861 he became engaged to Ellen Johanna Hagen (1833–1914). After their marriage, they moved into a house at Østmarkneset on the peninsula of Lade in the northwest part of Trondheim. Petter, Ellen and their four daughters made a living by fishing and selling the fish at the Ravnkloa fish market. From their home, Petter and Ellen had a view of the

Trondheimsfjord The Trondheim Fjord or Trondheimsfjorden (), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third-longest fjord at long. It is located in the west-central part of the country in Trøndelag county, and it stretches from the municipality of Ørland in ...

as it passes by the city of Trondheim. They could quickly see if anything unusual was happening. When people had problems in their boats, help was not far away. Petter was an eager rescuer who also was helped by his wife. All together, Petter Lie saved 34 people from drowning. In 1879, Petter received a medallion in silver when these effort were recognized by the public. Ellen and Petter have separate roads named after them on

Østmarka Østmarka is a forested area to the east of Oslo and part of the congregation of woodland areas known as Oslomarka. The area is situated within the municipalities Oslo, Lørenskog, Rælingen, Ski and Enebakk. Østmarka is delimited to the west by ...

. In 1937 a memorial stone in memory of Petter and Ellen was raised on

Ladestien Ladestien ( en, the Lade Trail) is a broad walking track that strolls along the Trondheimsfjord around the entire Lade, Trondheim, Lade Peninsula in the municipality of Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The track is about long. The wes ...

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1835 births 1917 deaths People from Trondheim Norwegian sailors Norwegian fishers {{Norway-bio-stub