She is a mat of fuzz on a newborn frame. Yet Miracle is rare among land-roving beasts. She is the mythical White Buffalo - symbol of hope, rebirth and unity for the Great Plains tribes. Searching for Miracle will take you down long gravel path on the Heider family farm in south central Wisconsin. Three thousand pilgrims made the walk down the coarse stones earlier this month hoping to catch a glimpse of Miracle.
Every day more come from all corners of the country.
One man came from Ireland. Consider also that the only other documented white buffalo this century died in 1959. His name was Big Medicine. He lived for 36 years. Now, there is Miracle, the infant calf born to a 1,100 -pound mother and now deceased father on Dave and Valerie Heider s farm on the banks of the Rock River.