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Tucked down a little alleyway near the waterfront in Newburyport, New England Sketch Book feels less like a retail store and more like a museum. And Corey Prince, who owns the shop with his wife, Tammy, is more like a historian than a shopkeeper. “I want people to walk away with a story and a piece of history,” says Prince, who is deeply invested in every single item in the store. There’s even a story behind Penny, the shop’s French sheepherding dog. She is one of a breed that nearly went extinct during the World Wars, as they were so valuable to soldiers in the trenches. Of course, the shop’s name also is rooted in history. Rath
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