http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQYlMSfxBvY&context=C4e39214ADvjVQa1PpcFOO6lN3zITmzD1kYnAHpb5m9e8NFq-xvxs= What does Al Capone, eagles and float trips on the river like Tom Sawyer has to do with each other? It's said they all have been seen at Birds Nest Lodge. The lodge is nestled among scenic Ozark hills less than 90 miles southwest of city life in St. Louis Missouri, on the banks of the clear, fast flowing Upper Meramec River. Come and Make memories.