NorskThe story of the widow and ferrywoman Jacobine (1831-1906) is about toil, pride and a husband who died early. Jacobine was a woman who rowed a ferry around to the islands outside Drøbak and over to the mainland at Hurum in the late 1800s.
She was widowed at just 38 years old with eight children to feed, she had to earn money, because she was too proud to accept from the "poor coffers". She braved storms and gales and rowed in all kinds of weather for over 40 years to transport all those who needed to get across the sound. The fjord was the most important shipping artery at that time. She connected Akershus and Buskerud by ferry connection.
The price was 25 øre one way. After a few years, she went up to fifty cents. She rowed with firm tacks the doctor, midwife and priest from Drøbak to Hurum to needy patients, as well as the painter Christian Krohg. The ferrywoman made such a big impression on the painter that he both painted her and made a statue that is located in Drøbak.
The few times Jacobine didn't dare to go out – no one dared to make the trip.