The clever title and glossy team photo may have tipped you off, but in case you didn't know, the Press Herald is sending a group of journalists down to cover the inauguration of Barack Obama and Joesph Biden.

Most odds say it will be one historic madhouse with massive crowds unlike anything ever seen before, and massive transportation gridlock.

Just take a look at this interactive map from the Washington Post to get an handle on the inauguration festivities and just how jammed up the National Mall will be.

Just how big will all of this be? Let's consider some details:

By one estimate there will be a record 1.4 billion text messages sent on inauguration day.

The merch for inauguration-goers will reach levels perhaps never seen before, passing Super Bowl levels.

A few other interesting stats (via CNN):
20+ Jumbotrons
5,000 port-a-potties
10,000 National Guard troops

It's going to be a spectacle of such epic proportions that even the guest of honor, the president-elect himself, is saying it's OK if you want to stay at home.

So why add four more people to the madness over the course of three days? Because it's history, and because Mainers are going to be a part of it. From U.S. Small Business Administration appointee Karen Gordon Mills to the Sanford High School marching band, and the countless families, students and everyone in-between, Mainers will be a part of a one-of-a-kind day, an "I was there when it happened" kind of instant-history day.

So that's where we'll be.

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